Packing



Feb'119, 1935. R OCQNNQR' 5 1,991,412

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Patented Feb. 19 1935 i v v My invention relates to'an improvement in a -foilwbetween' or ofany' suitable construction to packing more'particularly adapted for cigarettes form a strong `inner wrapper or container which and the novelty consists in the adaptationand aiis sealed at one end in theusual manner. The rangement of parts as will be more fully` hereoppesite end 6'is open and has cut cutoriinger y5 inafter pointed out. f members 'Pon the opposite sides of thesarne. 5 .Therevhave been manyattempts tolconstruct outerv envelope 8 formed of cellophane or a cigarette packing that would` permit easyfacsome other, suitable transparent material isfadaptcess to the cigarettes Within,without the y'necesed to t 'overthe inner'wrapper A4 and is` sealed sity of destroying part of the original package; at'oneend-Q adjacentftoflof the inner wrapper l0 that would indicatethe condition of the cigarettes 4 and is foldably sealed at the upper' end 10 over 1,0 without opening-'and protectv the cigarettes *for the open end 6 ofthe inner wrapper 4 with a tab shipment and seal in the aroma. and flavor of the 11 formed thereby and extending 'beyond the edge tobacco in the cigarettesl andwhich would serve r1`2-of"sai'cl,sealed end 1G. s r equally well as the holder of thev-cigarettesfor the f A Government tax stamp 13' is adaptedl to be 125 consumer after the packing is opened. i 1l. stuck ori-the siderof the outer envelope 8 over the 15 My packing has for the first time solved these l topofthe folded -upper` end 10 to one side lof the problems, furnishing a container for the ciga- .tab 11 so' that saidftab 11 will befr'eeto be taken rettesz- .hold of and pulled in order to open the package. That enables one to take cigarettes from the As this is done the stamp will be torn apart in ac- V packing instantly, in a very practical manner, cordance with the requirements of the internal 20 without destroying or tearing off any part of the revenue law. (Figures 1 and 2).

package, yet allows for theactual breaking of the The Government tax stamp 13 may (as shown Government seal; in Figures 3 to 6 inclusivelbe stuck on the side That permits the packing to remain in its of the outer envelope 8 over the folded upper end original condition until thek last cigarette is re- 10 so as to come under the tab 11 and so be broken 25 moved-thus preserving the freshness of the conwhen the tab 11 is pulled up and the upper end tents and preventing the tobacco from dropping 10 is unsealed.

out of the cigarettes after the package is once My packing is adapted to be packed, shipped opened; and sold in the complete form as shown in Figure That permits the visibility of the cigarettes 1. To open this the tab 11 is taken hold of and 30 while they are still sealed in their original packpulled up and the stamp 13 is broken as shown in ing. Figure 2 and the rest of the sealed end 10 of the Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is a perspecouter envelope 8 is lifted to the position shown in tive of my packing in the iilled and sealed condi- Figure 2. The inner Wrapper 4 containing cigation. rettes 14 is then pushed up so that the cut outs 7 35 Figure 2 is the same as Figure 1 with the outer are available land the tightly packed inaccessible envelope unsealed at the open end of the inner cigarettes 14 can then be taken hold of between wrapper. thethumb and iinger and drawn upwardly and Figure 3 is the sameas Figure 2 with `the inner only one or more removed as may be desired. i

` wrapper containing the cigarettes pushed up out The inner wrapper 4 containing the balance of 40 of the outer'envelope to make the cigarettes read kthe cigarettes 14 may then be pushed back into ily accessible for removal and with the Governthe outer envelope 8 and the end 10 of the outer ment seal differently mounted. envelope 8 will return to its folded position as Figure 4 is a modiiied form of the upper porwhen sealed so that the packing is again com- 15 tion of my device, the lower portion being broken pleted and the cigarettes therein will be pro- V45 away for convenience in illustration and in which tected until further required for use.l n the upper edge of the inner Wrapper is out away. In the modied form shown in Figure 4 the Figure 5 is another modified form of the upper complete' upper edge oi the inner wrapper 4 is cut portion as in Figure 4 in which only one cut out away forming edge l5 and exposing the upper end in the upper edge of the inner wrapper is used. of the cigarettes so that they are immediately 50 Figure 6 is another modified form of the upper available for easy withdrawal upon opening the portion as in Figure 4 in which one end of the seal end 10 of the outer envelope 8 and sliding upper edge of the inner Wrapper is cut away. `up the inner wrapper 4 and contents to the de- In they drawing 4 is an inner wrapper of the sired position in the outer envelope 8.` i usual inner and outer paper members with tin In the modified form shown in Figure 5 there 55 is only one nger cut out 16 in the end of the inner wrapper 4 whereby the cigarettes adjacent thereto may be easily Withdrawn on opening the seal end 10 of the outer envelope 8 and sliding up the inner wrapper 4 and cigarettes contained therein in the outer envelope 8 to the desired position.

In the modified form shown in Figure 6 one end of the upperv edge of the inner wrapper 4 is cut away at 17 so that the cigarettes in said cut away portion are readily accessible when the end 10 of the outer envelope 8 is opened and the inner wrapper 4 and cigarettes therein are pushed up to the desired position in the outer envelope 8.

I claim:

1. In a cigarette packing an inner Wrapper containing cigarettes and being sealed at one end and being entirely open at the opposite end, lnger cut outs on opposite sides of said Yopen end and a transparent outer envelope encasing saidinner wrapper and being adapted to be opened only at the end encasing the open end of the inner Wrapper.

2. A cigarette packing comprising an inner Wrapper containing cigarettes and being sealed at one end and having the opposite end open, finger cut outs on opposite sides of said open end, a transparent outer envelope encasing said inner Wrapper and adapted to be opened at the inner wrapper open end. j

3. In a cigarette packing an inner Wrapper containing cigarettes and being sealed at one end and being entirely open at the opposite end, finger cut outs on opposite sides of said open end and a transparent outer envelope encasing said inner wrapper whereby the condition of the tdbacco in the cigarettes can be observed without opening the packing.

4. A cigarette packing comprising an inner wrapper containing cigarettes and being sealed at one end and having the opposite end open, nnger cut outs on opposite sides of said open end, a transparent outer envelope encasing said inner Wrapper and adapted to be opened at the inner wrapper open end whereby upon opening only the outer envelope end adjacent to the inner Wrapper open end access to the cigarettes is readily secured without destroying the packing.

5. A packing comprising an inner wrapper sealed at one end and having the opposite end entirely open, finger cut outs on opposite sides of said open end, a transparent outer envelope ensealing said inner Wrapper and being adapted to be opened at the end adjacent the complete open end of the inner wrapper.

6. A packing comprising an inner wrapper sealed at one end and having the opposite end entirely open, ngercut out on one side of said open end, a transparent outer envelope ensealing said inner Wrapper and being adapted to be opened at the end adjacent the complete open end of the inner Wrapper.

7. A packing comprising an inner Wrapper sealed at one end and having the opposite end completely open, a cut down end whereby the cigarettes extend beyond said inner Wrapper at said open end, a transparentouter envelope ensealing said inner wrapper and being adapted to be opened at the end adjacent the completely open end of the inner wrapper.

inner wrapper and being adapted to be opened only at the end encasing the open end of the RAYMOND OCONN OR. 

